Company changes policy to inform users if government-related attacks retract situation after previously not alerting users when Hotmail accounts were hacked Microsoft has announced that it will start notifying users it believes have been targeted by government-linked hackers,after failing to execute so when Chinese authorities allegedly compromised over 1000 Hotmail accounts.
Joining other US technology companies – including Google, Facebook, or Yahoo and Twitter – Microsoft said that the change in policy was designed to help users protect their data.
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Source: theguardian.com